Frauenfeld's Casemoth at The Pinnacle
Identification history
| Oecobia frauenfeldi | 17 Nov 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Oecobia frauenfeldi | 14 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Nov 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
There were dozens of these, probably well over 100. First time I've seen case moths feeding off of flowers but several were on the paper daisies.
1 comment
donhe
wrote:
14 Nov 2023
Feeding on flowers: it could also be a Heliocosma species but not H. argyroleuca or H. melanotypa which have disorganised cases.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.034412-35.256995
- Altitude 666.6m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2023 02:19 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Additional information
- Various plants including paper daisies. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Oecobia frauenfeldi Scientific name
- Frauenfeld's Casemoth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 621.5m to 666.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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